Zirconyl chloride

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Zirconyl chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Dichloro(oxo)zirconium
Other names
  • basic zirconium chloride
  • dichlorooxozirconium
  • zirconium oxychloride
  • zirconium dichloride oxide
  • Zirconium chloride oxide
  • Chlorozirconyl
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.028.835 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 603-909-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.8H2O.O.Zr/h2*1H;8*1H2;;
    Key: FUBACIUATZGHAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=[Zr](Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl2OZr
Molar mass 178.12 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystals
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
400 mg kg−1, rat (intraperitioneal)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zirconyl chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula of [Zr4(OH)8(H2O)16]Cl8(H2O)12, more commonly written ZrOCl2·8H2O, and referred to as zirconyl chloride octahydrate. It is a white solid and is the most common water-soluble derivative of zirconium. A compound with the formula ZrOCl2 has not been characterized.[1]

Production and structure

Structure of the Zr6O8 core of zirconyl acetate] and zirconyl chloride.

The salt is produced by hydrolysis of

tetragonal crystals.[3]

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